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News • 25 Jul 2014

Jeff Koons - a spectacle on the way to respectable

Kit Messham-Muir, Senior Lecturer in the School of Creative Industries at University of Newcastle. American Jeff Koons is possibly the most contentious artist

News • 23 Jul 2014

ARC Future Fellows

UON secures record funding under 2014 scheme

News • 23 Jul 2014

Landmark schizophrenia genetic study

UON researchers have helped unearth more than 100 genetic variants associated with schizophrenia, through the largest ever genome-wide study of the disease.

News • 21 Jul 2014

Three Minute Thesis

Students to compete against clock and each other in thesis final

News • 18 Jul 2014

International Research Centre Launched

New international research centre on balanced land use

News • 15 Jul 2014

Companion Robot Technology

UON researchers give Tin Man a heart with the invention of technology aimed at enabling robots to feel emotion in a near human-like manner.

News • 11 Jul 2014

Muscle mania: young men aren’t alone with body image concerns

Dr Julia Coffey's article on The Conversation: Young Men Body Image Concerns

News • 10 Jul 2014

Prestigious fellowship

Health sociology lecturer Dr Caragh Brosnan has been awarded a fellowship by Australia’s leading complementary medicine research centre.

News • 09 Jul 2014

Ben Quilty at the Saatchi Gallery … things just got interesting

By Kit Messham-Muir, University of Newcastle Ben Quilty is the first Australian artist to hold a solo show at the Saatchi Gallery in London

News • 03 Jul 2014

Doors open to researchers

HMRI will open its doors for a rare glimpse into the latest medical research, with the opportunity to meet some of the University’s leading researchers.

News • 01 Jul 2014

Respiratory disease breakthrough

Researchers have discovered sinister specks of a molecule known as ASC that are exacerbating the biological inflammatory response in major airway diseases.

News • 01 Jul 2014

UON Research Group Launches World-class Journal

The University of Newcastle's Historical Experience, Representation, Media, Education, and Society (HERMES) Research Group has launched Historical Encounters

Events

Event

I&E Academy: FinTech: AI, Tokenisation & the Future of Digital Currency Symposium

Join the I&E Academy for the latest Impact by Design Symposium, exploring how AI, blockchain and tokenisation are reshaping digital finance. This symposium brings industry and research perspectives together through Design Science Research.

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When Thursday 24 September 2026
9:45am - 11:45am
Location  NUSpace

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AI for Health Innovators: Practical Tools, Real Limits

A hands on two hour workshop on using AI in your innovation work, and knowing where it stops being safe to.

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When Thursday 24 September 2026
11:30am - 6:00pm

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What is the Future of the Humanities? Panel presentation and networking

Join us for a chaired panel discussion exploring the current state, and possible futures, of the humanities in universities.

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When Thursday 8 October 2026
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Location  NUSpace

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Public talk: Anticipation, Hesitation and Disastrous Futures

In this talk, the HESTIA Lab engages with different, often contrasting, ways of how people prepare for and respond to looming disastrous futures.

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When Monday 12 October 2026
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location  NUSpace

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GFF26: Acropolis Cats and Other Wondrous Animals

Exploring the lives of stray cats in Athens and beyond.

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When Tuesday 27 October 2026
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location  Tower Cinemas Newcastle | 183 King St, Newcastle NSW 2300

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Works In Practice Muster 4

A new research collective at the University of Newcastle that aims to foster a supportive and collaborative community of practice.

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When Friday 13 November 2026
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location  NUSpace

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